Voices from Beyond the Stars | Classic Alien Encounters

Think aliens are a modern obsession? Think again. Long before Netflix and podcasts, people were glued to their radios, imagining creatures from outer space landing on Earth—or taking us away!

This epic collection brings you the coolest, creepiest, and most mind-blowing alien stories from the golden age of radio. From flying saucers to strange signals, first contact to cosmic conspiracies—it’s all here, and it’s all retro awesome.

💫 X Minus One, Dimension X, Suspense & more
👂 Totally listenable.
🛸 Totally bingeable.
🧠 Totally weird—in the best way.

Hit play, grab your tinfoil hat, and get ready to explore the galaxy—1950s style.

These and more Science Fiction adventures in our "Chesterton in Space" Playlist:
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Terror Out of Space - Murder at Midnight
Midnight the witching hour when the night is darkest, our fears the strongest and our strength at its lowest ebb.

The Day the Earth Stood Still - Michael Rene - Jean Peters - Lux Radio Theater
When a flying saucer lands in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Army quickly surrounds it.

The Aliens - CBS Radio Mystery Theater
Two secret agents from opposing nations are drawn to each other by psychic communication. Fearing for mankind's future, they work together to try and stop the dangerous experiments that are linked to the possible destruction of the world.

Forbidden Planet - Caltex Theatre - Australia
In the 23rd century, the starship C-57D reaches the distant planet Altair IV to determine the fate of an expedition sent there 20 years earlier

War of the Worlds - Orson Welles - H. G. Wells
The famous Halloween episode of Orson Welles Mercury Theatre of the Air that made the nation believe Martians had invaded the earth!

Knock - Dimension X - Last Man On Earth
"The last man on earth sat alone in a room... There was a knock on the door..."

The Green Hills of Earth - Robert Heinlein - Dimension X
The story of "Noisy" Rhysling, the blind space-going songwriter whose poet

The Man In The Moon - X Minus One
An S. O. S. message is heard from the Moon!

Strange Passenger - CBS Radio Mystery Theater
In a desperate attempt to secure work, a lawyer knowingly goes off with aliens for training as a potential ruler of Earth.

No Contact - Dimension X
Dimension X was an NBC radio program broadcast mostly on an unsponsored, sustaining basis from April 8, 1950 to September 29, 1951.

The Roads Must Roll - Heinlein - Dimension X
The story is set in the near future, when "roadtowns" (wide rapidly moving passenger platforms similar to moving sidewalks, but reaching 100 mph) have replaced highways

Zero Hour - Ray Bradbury - Suspense
This Suspense program is one of the most controversial plays ever heard. Zero Hour by Ray Bradbury. All across the city children under eleven are excitedly playing a game they call Zero Hour

Mars is Heaven - Ray Bradbury - Dimension X
The first exploratory spaceship from Earth is landing on Mars. The crew is shocked to discover a Rockwellian small town

Martian Embassy in New York! - Dimension X
A detective is hired to find a Martian embassy hidden in the city

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